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SUBMITTER: Cypess AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4298351 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cypess Aaron M AM Weiner Lauren S LS Roberts-Toler Carla C Franquet Elía Elisa E Kessler Skyler H SH Kahn Peter A PA English Jeffrey J Chatman Kelly K Trauger Sunia A SA Doria Alessandro A Kolodny Gerald M GM
Cell metabolism 20150101 1
Increasing energy expenditure through activation of endogenous brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a potential approach to treat obesity and diabetes. The class of β3-adrenergic receptor (AR) agonists stimulates rodent BAT, but this activity has never been demonstrated in humans. Here we determined the ability of 200 mg oral mirabegron (Myrbetriq, Astellas Pharma, Inc.), a β3-AR agonist currently approved to treat overactive bladder, to stimulate BAT as compared to placebo. Mirabegron led to higher BA ...[more]